m-Cymene → (+)-Limonene

HRID 2081905Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2081905 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH2:7][CH2:6][CH:5]([CH:8]([CH3:10])[CH3:9])[CH2:4][CH:3]=1.CC(CCCCCC)CC.CC1C=CC=C(C(C)C)C=1>>[CH3:1][C:2]1[CH2:7][CH2:6][C@@H:5]([C:8]([CH3:10])=[CH2:9])[CH2:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 10812m-CymeneHCID 21671p-Menth-1-eneHCID 222023-Methylnonane

Product 1

HCID 440917(+)-Limonene

Procedure

Mixture components were 45% C10H14 and about 55% C10H20 with trace amounts of 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-cyclohexene, cis-p-menth-8(10)en-ol, 3-methyl nonane and 1-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl) benzene as determined by gas chromatography.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-edafbb78928a4d2ea4b104be17c798b4
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1993_02
Patent number
US05186722

Reaction notes

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